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  1. RichardGoring
    I predict that the following events will happen in the next six months: 1. Speculation about the new modular leads to wildly amazing expectations (probably both that it will be amazing or that it's too small and will be terrible).' 2. We get leaks about the name/form which allows people to double down on their position. 3. We see a blurred photo that everyone unanimously hates (hurrah for bringing the community together). 4. We see the full images that everyone loves (more hurrah for bringing the community together). Maybe I'll become as good as you at predicting things... ;) I do like the idea of a continuous line of these. And while it's always nice to think that the next one will be even bigger, maybe it's nice to have a smaller thing, that's either lower - maybe just the old level or to complement the temple - or narrower, to give more flexible layouts and configurations.
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    Clearly true, but the way that this elevates (both literally and figuratively) the 2018 Great Hall, I think it's well worth it. Either as a standalone, in which case, the CT and AT can be separate, but close-by. Or making things continuous by MOCing connections. I could see it still working well to have just a small slope down from the sides of the raised Great Hall, and suspect that the WW set could take the modifications pretty easily, and need a relatively small number of stone parts to bring it down, similar to what they've done with the Fluffy Encounter set. Doing that the the Clock Tower might be slightly trickier, if you have it to the left of the Great Hall, but much easier if you move the Yule Ball corridor parts over to the other side.
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    In the US it's a Target (and Lego.com) exclusive.
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    Ha ha! Definitely fair. I need to stop looking at costs for my MOCs.
  5. RichardGoring
    It really is lovely. Did you get all the pieces separately, or buy four sets and use the other bookshops for parts? If all separately, how much, roughly was each townhouse?
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    And I wasn't going to get the new Great Hall. Oh well, looks like another set I can add to the wishlist. This is excellent!
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    I don't think you're trying hard enough ;) That would be pretty cool. I enjoy seeing people colour swap the Book Shop house to create a rainbow row. It's very pretty and I can see that being particularly successful.
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    I noticed that the 68887 pig (light purple/bright pink, 6308842) has been removed from Bricks and Pieces. And yet it was there a month ago. Is this one of those ones to call customer service about? Why would they remove it when other, similar, animals are still available?
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    I can easily see the logic of this set. There are a very large number of adult Harry Potter fans out there who don't buy LEGO generally, but would be delighted to get this really very impressive set for $250. The pandemic has brought many people to home-based activities that LEGO is great for. The same happened with the FRIENDS Ideas set too. I think it looks great and is well executed. I appreciate it as a set and think it's great that people will no doubt have a fun building experience and enjoy a wonderful model afterwards. Although I personally won't get it as I prefer the minifig scale sets for HP (and yet I really like the buildable models in the Ideas line).
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    Deleted - wrong thread. Sorry.
  11. RichardGoring
    That's a real shame, because some were excellent.
  12. RichardGoring
    For pieces that you have to call about, is it that they show as out of stock on the website, or they don't appear on the website at all?
  13. RichardGoring
    I've been building the Ice Castle 43197 and was delighted to build the Mickey logo in the foundations. Fun little details that you wouldn't expect.
  14. RichardGoring
    Picked up the final two series 1 bandmates that I wanted this evening. Hoping that the beat boxes get a decent discount, but not worth it at RRP.
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    Agreed that it's good they will be released. There are two or three that I will definitely get.
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    @Brick Clicker has a video out saying there will be a dedicated Winter Village set this year. $100. Set 10293. No piece count or name. Launched mid-September.
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    LEGO statement: 'We're not cancelling it. We're just pausing production, then reworking some of the elements, and ultimately completely changing the concept to start again. But we're keeping the name. Probably. And it's definitely not cancelled.' https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-releases-statement-regarding-lego-vidiyo-cancellation-rumors/
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    It isn't surprising, but it is a shame. The app is fundamentally flawed though, with terrible performance. And the fact that it was an integral part of using anything released in the first wave was foolish, as there was nothing else to do with the first wave products. I don't understand why they didn't release some/all of the second wave sets initially. That gives you something to build and play with, so it's not quite such a terrible disappointment when you try and use the app. I really like some of the figures. And most of the sets are tremendous. Maybe they can drop the app and music licenses and make this a Friends/Fabuland mix at a lower price point.
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    Hopefully they've been able to retain both the look of it and the play features. I assume that they've made it doll's house style, as with Sesame Street. I really liked Sesame Street, but will $100 be just a bit too small? I suppose it' unlikely to have unique moulds, and the licensing costs may not be as high as it's an old property that's not ongoing? Looking forward to seeing what they'll do.
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    Is it worth noting that the production capacity for the Bricklink sets is likely down to how they are being produced? I'm sure I read, but can't find it now, that although the elements are coming from LEGO, it's Bricklink who are packaging it all up. So it won't be the large scale automated production you get with regular LEGO sets. Although you could make the argument why not crowdfund without a limit and then determine the most appropriate way to produce the sets based on the volume of orders. But it seems pretty clear that they weren't expecting this level of demand, but the plans have already been made, so they are somewhat constrained.
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    I keep seeing the same Facebook Marketplace listing for the Bricklink Castle in the Forest. A mere $520. That alone annoys me. But in this case, the seller says 'Lucky got 5 sets. Would like to share to those who also want a set of this'. Frustrating the way they've framed it as trying to share and be helpful, for only a small service fee of $350!
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    I've seen some of YouTube content before. It's fabulous!
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    While the set numbers may have been much higher than the limit, we don't really know how they compare with standard sets. Critically, even if they have potentially left millions of dollars of revenue on the table, the key metric for them is maximizing profit. And these sets likely aren't anywhere near the top of the profitability list (per set). And it sounds like it's a pretty manual process for sorting and packing. So to produce more for this program they're using up resources on less profitable activities. What I really hope is that they see this as genuine demand for these kinds of sets and they do a full-on Ideas project or Creator Expert one.
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    Totally get the logistics argument. It's the scarcity value one that puzzles me. But yes, hopefully this sends a signal that this is an approach LEGO can take for even more sets/styles/approaches like this. Things that are cool and we likely wouldn't get otherwise. They can make a lot of money without the hassle of retail distribution and partner costs.
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    I know we'll never get them, but it would be interesting to see the comparable sales figures for the Creator 3 in 1 castle set. And, if they ever do another one of these, with all of the castles that are in the current Ideas review (and bound to be rejected), I wonder if all five would also sell out. I also find it curious that part of their rationale for limiting the sets is because people value the exclusivity. Yes, some people do. But I suspect most just want a really nice castle set and it really doesn't matter how many others there are. No one complains that there are too many modulars produced, for example, and there's likely a large overlap in the people who get them and want a castle set.
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